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Nice box art. (credit: id Software) Bethesda had previously announced that it would release not one, not two, but three VR versions of its biggest franchises by the end of this year. Rather than disappoint headset hopefuls with a…

Enlarge / Take heed: the newly discounted HTC Vive bundle, pictured here, includes the old head strap without either embedded headphones or a more comfortable fit. (credit: HTC) The HTC Vive has finally received its first major, and…

Enlarge / Pretend that planet is Mass Effect: Andromeda's single-player DLC, then look at it wistfully, turn around, and walk away. (credit: Bioware) Anybody who hoped the troubled Bioware game Mass Effect: Andromeda would get some more…

Enlarge (credit: Messhof) Of all the fighting video games I imagined might ever get sequels, Nidhogg was pretty low on my wishlist. The 2014 sword-duel game was a masterwork of simplicity, and it benefited from looking and playing like…

Enlarge (credit: OkCupid) Dating site OkCupid made the unusual move of announcing that it had given a single member a "lifetime" ban on Thursday—and naming him—in order to make a point. "We were alerted that white supremacist Chris…

Enlarge (credit: Sega) Sonic Mania has finally made what various arms of Sega, including the official Sonic Team staff, haven't pulled off for decades: a great old-school Sonic game. That's a monumental thing in and of itself, considering…

Enlarge / Free pizza for your StarCraft Remastered launch-day LAN party could be yours with just one tweeted photo. (credit: Blizzard Entertainment) Receiving transmission: StarCraft Remastered is about to go live! While we at Ars have yet…

We have good news and bad news ahead of Sonic Mania’s launch on Tuesday, August 15 on various consoles. The bad news? The game’s PC version has been delayed until Tuesday, August 29. The good news? While our full review of the PS4 version…

Enlarge (credit: Discord) Discord probably didn't need to add more major features to keep its 45 million users happy. The free text and voice-chat service has exploded in roughly two years of public testing, thanks to its simple "chat with…

Enhance Games When you see the phrases "classic Dreamcast game Rez" and "author Sam Machkovech" near each other, you can probably fill in the blanks yourself. I've raved. I've cried. I've covered myself in vibrators. I love the game, and I…